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When I was a kid, I used to watch Thunderbirds [1], which I loved dearly - except that I always thought it fanciful to show Thunderbirds 1 and 3 landing upright
by samizdis 4y ago
When I was a kid, I used to watch Thunderbirds [1], which I loved dearly - except that I always thought it fanciful to show Thunderbirds 1 and 3 landing upright back at the Tracy Island base. Many, many years later, of course, my scepticism was erased by watching exactly that happen in real life, courtesy of SpaceX's Falcon 9. Inspirational and astonishing.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_(TV_series)
- arrel 4y agoHere’s the vertical landing scene: https://youtu.be/JuhahPrF7gk https://youtu.be/JuhahPrF7gk
- wiz21c 4y agoThere's also Tintin in 1952 the landing https://youtu.be/819TMe9-Oyc?t=2183 https://youtu.be/819TMe9-Oyc?t=2183 the comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorers_on_the_Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorers_on_the_Moon
- cryptoz 4y agoSpaceX Crew-1 and Thunderbirds mashup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loPxTnJc9Zk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loPxTnJc9Zk I cannot wait for the Starship version...